His Excellency Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, visited RCSI, St Stephen's Green on Thursday, 26 February 2015 to deliver the 2015 Edward Phelan Lecture entitled ‘The Future of Work'.

The event was organised by the National University of Ireland (NUI) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation.

President Higgins was welcomed to the College by Professor John Hyland, Vice-President, RCSI.

In a wide-ranging address, the President set out "to explore the contemporary meaning of work and the definition of the ethical workplace".